2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 50 - Employment Law
Article 9 - Occupational Health and Safety
Section 50-9-23 - Limitation on applicability of the act to certain employers and their employees.
50-9-23. Limitation on applicability of the act to certain employers and their employees.
The Occupational Health and Safety Act [50-9-1 NMSA 1978] and regulations promulgated under it do not apply to a specific activity of an employer or to a specific occupational health or safety condition of his employees if the specific activity or specific occupational health or safety condition is subject to the jurisdiction of and is regulated by:
A. any federal agency except the United States department of labor acting under the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1590); or
B. the board pursuant to the agreement specified in Section 74-3-15 NMSA 1978.
History: 1953 Comp., 59-14-22, enacted by Laws 1972, ch. 63, 22; 1983, ch. 19, 2.